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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21
NEWS FHDM NORFOLK.
Severe Storm Cuts OF Communities
lion with the GnpeS-Aarge
shipments Of SOuthwes;
Virginia Coal.

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
NORFOLK, Va, August 20, 1897.
A northerly storm has been sweeping
down the coast all day to-day at the
rate of forty-fye miles an hour The
telegraph lines have been pros.rated
all along tho coast, and there Is no
communication between Cape Henry
and Cape Hatteras or Cape Henry and
Norfolk. 1t will probably be month
before repairs are made to Hatteras and
communication re-establshed.
4 white man named Elliott, working
for the Roper Lumber Company, OF
this city, was killed near Edenton, \.
e., Yesterday by log rolling on him
and crushing his body.
The United States practice-ship Con
ISOLATION leaves Hampton Roads on
Monday and cruises in Chesapeake bay
lor ten days before proceeding to An
rapolis. II the close OF the cruise the
cadets get Thirty days vacation. The
,ueineor cadets made 10 cruise this
year.
80 cotton has been shipped to Il
'orCien port from Norfolk sincc June.
Shipments Of Southwos: Virginia
coal flom the iambort's-Point piers
have been mucn greater SO far in August
than The entire shipments ia July. The
Norfolk and Western coal-pier at the
asst end OF Main street is also busy all
the time.
The wreciling-steamer Victoria Peed
has returned from Cobb's Island with
load Of material from the wreck OF
the schooner Maria and Cmnmer. The
cargo is not worth saving.
-Four lunqtics in the city Jail and
several in the county jail are now await
ing to be sent to the asylum.
Postmaster Glennan is trying to get
the Post Office Department 10 establish
mounted carriers to distribute the mail
throughout the trucking section, as the
daily mail for the truckers IS very large
and its immediate delivery important
Roar-Admiral Carter and wife,
United States navy, are sOjourning at
Ocean View.
The UnitedStltes steamer Mayhower
left to-day for the monitor feet at City
Point with stores and coal.
The steamship York City. that saved
the passengers and crew Of the burned
steamship City of Montreal, is a grain
ship running from this port.
The frcmen of Norfolk formed
beneficial association last night.
Robert Wells (colored) was very seri-
ously injured yesterday afternoon by
the breaking down OF an elevator at
Portner's warehouse.
The Baltimore firm that purchased
the Upshur Guano- Works, opposite the
navy yard, will rebuild and enlarge the
works.
The Old Dominion Guard will carry
seventy-fve men to the Philadelphia
centennial celebration, composed OF
members of several companies OF the
Fourth Virginia regiment The city o!
Philadelphia will pay the men fifty
cents per day and furnish quarters.
Nathaniel Cutchin, of Portsmouth,
is chief engineer of the United States
steamer Bear, reported lost in the Are
tic q
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21
THE BUFFALO LETHIA.
A Large and Pleasant German nj
These Springs-CuraftVe
WATERS.

correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS, I
August %, 1887.
A german given here last night at
tracted very large number of the
youth and beauty Of the surrounding
country for many miles. Parties from
Oxford, Henderson, and other points
in North Carolina, and from Danville,
South Boston, GAINESVILLE, and
Eoydton came TO take part in
tie dance and fostivity. The
spacious ballroom was filed
with merry and graceful ladies'
and gentlemen as they glided
through the figures Of the dance. |
have rarely seen SO much OF grace and
beauty as was gathered here last night.
The ladies were all dressed handsome
", but being unacquainted with styles
and names of such things | will not
attempt description Of them. They
were all pretty and becoming to the
fair wearers, who would have looked
sweet in any style of costume. The
dance was well led by Mr. r. l.. Glenn,
of South Boston.
Amongst the visitors from your city
] notice Messrs. j. J. Montague and
family, u. J. Baldwin, William II.
rleasants, Banks Rucker, G. W. Golfer,
and j. Il. Addison. These waters still
maintain their high reputation, and
every day brings the proprietor some
new evidence OF their wonderful cura-
tive powers. Amongst the latest there
is a letter, now being published in the
Dispatch, from Dir. James IL. Buckler,
Of Paris, France, the one who first sug-
eestod the power of Lithia as solvent
Tor uric acid. Testimonials from such
sources show the great value OF this,
nature own remedy. AITcH.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21

Closing OF Most Successful 60.
operation NeetiDg-Abic
Speeches-Feniures Of
the Meeting.

| Speeches-fensures OIL
the Meeting.
| correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispatch
ToANO, Va, August 20, 1857.
The cooperation meeting fairly got
TO work on Wednesday. Elder ". j.
Cooke, of atlanta, president OF the
Sunday School Association, raped 20
order at the appointed time. The
days session was devoted to discus
sions of matters pertaining to the Ju-
Nor Missionary Society and the Sun
day school, the chief speakers being
Captain Bagby, I. i. Henley. +. j..
Power, Judges Fsrthing and Garne.t,
+. L. Waldrop, John Brandt, and @.
". Whitaker. Rev. Y. Walden. OF the
BAPTIST church, was invited to a seat
with the delegates, and, with his usual
tact. was quick to make everybody
know that no felt at home by maxi &
some timely suggestions. The day
closed with a grand Sundly-school
speech by l.. A. Cutler.
Thursday was consumed in hearing
reports read from the churches, in
transscting other routine business, and
in listening to forceiul and beautiful
sermons from L. ID. Power, Gar
fields old pastor, and from John
Brandt. OF Vest Point.
The hrst business Friday was the re-
port Of the Committee on Obituaries,
which was the text Of eloquent and
fearful tributes to the memories OF
Elders Peter Ainshe and G. l.. Gcldy
by Il. y. Henley. J. Il. Tyler, W. }.
Cooke, p. II. Cutler. Judge Far,hing,
John Brandt, and Mr.. Dunn. After a
powerful sermon by l. ). Spencer
West Point was selected rs the place OF
the next meeting. Elder Il. c. Cave
preached the evening sermon with his
usual ability.
The officers fer this year are OF the
Sunday School Association. 4. L. Beg
by and f. ". \. Hundley OF tie co.
operation meeting, Judge q. rayloc
Gsinctt and j. L. Z. Hpndley with
thomas Clemmitt as clerk OF both
bodies.
The preachers whose names have not
appeared in the foregoing were y. 5.
Hose and W. {. Wade. Of Maryland
W. }. Berry, --- Garrison, j. =. Du-
val. and Peter Ainslie, Jr. Among the
distinguished laymen were l.. /. Pow
eli. n. II. Wynne, Or. r. II. Power
W. L. Fox, and b. +. 1insley. The
number of churches represented were
twenty-onc, with membership of
3. 433 amount of contributions for the
year, SIG, 2l0.4G. West Point was the
banner church. Not year old, com
menclng with eighteen members. she
now numbers sixty, and her contribu-
lions foot up 50, i22.01--an average Of
S57 per member
The chief characteristics OF this
meeting were the strength OK the
preachers. the speaking talents OF the
Young hymon, system AMI order pre-
ya!cnt inside and out, the scarcity Of
dogs, the number of ugly men AMI
petty women, good appetites, the
abundance Of oatablos, and the I'M
bounded hospitality OF the members OF
the other churches and Of tn outsiders.
PESIS5yLA.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21
Hrief News Items.

In fight between dozen roughs at
Portland, a few miles above Wheeling,
W. Va, Thursday night, Alexander
Weatherson and jerome Porter re-
ceived injuries which will probably
prove fatal.
The schooner Lizzie Wilson, Captain
Chadwick, from Baltimore to Boston,
was sunk on Thursday, off Barnegat,
from collision with the steamship
Atlas. The wife and daughter OF the
captain and two seamen were lost.
There has beea split in Dushane
Post, Grand Army of the Republic, in
Baltimore. Sixty-odd members Sc
ceded and formed Dodge Post, No. Al,
Grand Army of the Republic. The Sc
ceders, through the Woman's Relief
Corps, had been badly treated.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21

BISON for senator in tho Frederick dis
trict, and Major PowERs for the House
of Delegates in Clarke county. wo
mentioned the fact that that county and
district always vote the Democratic
ticket. The Warren Sentinel adds:
"And the Dispatch might have in
clnded Warren in its deserved compli-
mept to Clarke because tho two conn
ties constitute one legislative district),
for since their union there has always
been q generous rivalry rs to which
shall give the Democratic nominee for
the House of Delegates the larger ma.
jority."
True. Warren deserves all the praise
that can be bestowed upon her. She is
sound as dollar.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21
The South-Her Speakers.

The Memphis AraIanchc explains. in
reply 10 paragraph in this paper, that
it was not in addressing the Macon
Telegraph that it used the words
"stuff like this Is insulting" but il
commenting upon the following sen
tence from the Boston JoUymdi.'
"In several of the southern States
an effective Republican campaign, with
a plentiful distribution of literature
and tho cooperation of our foremost
political orators, would yield excellent
results"
We concur with the Ardidnchc in its
opinion. The foremost political ora
tors" spoken of would make poor
showing in discussing political ques-
tons with the trained stump-speakers
of tie South. Mr.. SIBERIAN tired his
tongue in Virginia year or two ago.
So did Governor FORAKER. SHERMAN
made several dull speeches where no.
BODY was present to reply to him, and
the State increased its majority for the
Democratic ticket. FoRAKEa came as
far as Charlottesville, made there a
poor speech under discouraging cir
cumstances, and, taking the first train
for Ohio, has never since showed his
face in Virginia. If the Boston Jour-
nGrS editor had been present IN the
Roanoke convention on the 4th in
slant, and heard the speeches
then and there msde-speeches that
were elegant, eloquent. witty, and
able-le would be now better-in-
formed man than he is. HORACE
GRIZZLY once said that the Virginia
politicians were the shrewdest in the
world. 4 good deal of what Mr.. GREE
LEY classified as shrewdness was
their unrivalled abilities as stump
speakers. There cannot be any SINH
lar speakers in Massachusetts,, or else
no such men as BUTLER, DAWES, and
others of that tribe could have climbed
to the high places they have occupied.
BLAIsE is a stump speaker after the
order Of the best Virginia stumpers,
and could hold his own with the ablest
in this State-the mother of orators
and orations.
Finally, We would remind the Jour-
nal that the men in Virginia who need
enliehtenment-the ignorant negroes,
to wit-are Republicans already. If to
enlighten them would be to cause them
to change their party relations, their
enlightenment could only result in
swelling the Democratic majority in the
Old Dominion. "Old Virginia never
tire"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21
Two THEORIES
4 DIsTREsSED SCHOONER.
Tire Captain Of the George Law Sus.
ueuded-Death of Rev. DiOgg.
Special telegram to the Dispatch.l

lSloclel tciegtuM 10 INC Dl7pdlch.I
NoRfoLK, Va. August 20.-To day
the schooner Wave Crest, Captain
Hewitt, from Richmond to Black Rock,
Conn. with cargo of copper pyrites,
arrived in the harbor. leaking badly.
The captain noted protest, in winch
he stated that the vessel sprung alsall
off Smiths Island on the 18th, and that
he immediately bore away for Norfolk,
arriving as stated, the vessel leaking
1,S00 strokes an hour. The captain is
waiting for instructions by telegraph
as TO what shall be done.
The local board of inspectors have
suspended for thirty days from date,
for carelessness, Captain W. W. Pres
son, commander of the steamer George
Law, sunk recently in the Appomattox
river.
Rev. DR.. A. f. Dickinson is here.
Intelligence was received of the death
in baltimore to-day of Rev. l.. n. 5.
Blogg, a me.nber of the Virginia Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. He was for some years con-
nected with the Granby-Street Metho-
dist Episcopal church in the capacity
OF a upernumerary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21
FRINGE EDWARD CROPS.
General Coed Feeling Eeii. iOu.
ana Social Gatherings.

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
FARMyILLE, Va. Aug. 20, 1887.
Your correspondent has in the last
few days trayorsed the county at It's
greatest length, seen the growing crops,
ard mingled freely with its people. lie
las no hesitation IN saying that ut no
period within the last twenty years has
the ground yielded more abundanty
its increase. lhecrOpO OF corn was never
larger or better, and the tobacco will,
On account of its superior quality, per-
haps, yield AS many pounds, although
one third less hills were planted.
Gentlemen nom several sections Of
the county have been heard t. sag taat.
despite the intense heat Of the summer,
they would not at any time pave had
the rain fall earlier or more copiously
than it did. The buoyant, cheerful
spint OF the people in this and adjoin-
ing counties is often remarked upon.
The frequent and unrestrained COM
mingling of our citizens at protracted
meetings, barbecues, and pic-nics is
fruitful source of good-religious.y,
socially, and politically. In the lower
cnd of the county revival services have
been conducted by the pastor of Sandy
River church, aided by Rev. Il. y.
Leonard, Of Pamplin's, for the past
week. There was at least revival OF
the good Old days OF all-day meetings
and greetings and that broad. whole
souled hospitality Of which the Fosters,
Eiuces, Bases, ClaTks, Waltons,
Wcayeis. and Giliiams are the peers OF
the world.
At Oakland, the country home of W.
p. Gillian, Esq, about fifteen miles
from Faimvllle, we're assembled on
yesterday more than three hundred
persons to participate in the enioyments
of the annual picnic, which the entire
people for miles around anticipated
with such pleasure.
One in your sanctum remembers well
the broad, beautifully sloping lawn, and
recalls with pleasing memories similar
occasions when wagons and carts and
tupeies and carriages would, in I'M
broken stream, pour in the harrises,
and Gilliams, and Hunts, and Drink
ards, and ellis, ard Glenns, aud Elams,
&c, &C., to mirgle in most delightful
social intercourse. These days together,
when the pleasant is recalled and the
disaereeGble forgotten. when the good
are made better and the sad are
cheerel when burdened tables and
lemonade-tubs and acknowledgements
are free TO all, what memories and pc.
tencies for the future they are freighted
with
The Appomattox Baptist Association
convenes at Salem church, about TWEEN
ty eight miles from here, on Tuesday
next. A great outpouring is expected.
Visitors Will be met at Pamplin's, eight
miles distant.
Tie normal closed on yesterday
with appropriate exercises. One hun
dr.d and twenty.six had been in at
tendance. DIR. Buchanan contributed
largely TO tho interest OF it during the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21
A Nonstrosity ia cumberland
COUNTY.
CC,BERLAND COUNTY, Va,
August %, 1887.

August ~, 1851
70 He Jdifor Of the DjspQich:
Nature, it would seem, Ike every
thing else, tires of regular routine.
and in order to vary the monotOny OF
her course of events, suddenly develops
herself into something strange, weird,
or even into a monStrosity. or else her
laws become 50 blinded as 30 contound
the usual action in order to produce the
usual effect. We read of mermliIs
with human heads and bodies Ot fish or
other animals, but, doubtless. no one
has believed the truth. Such Is con-
cclyed to belong only to the land OF
fiction or superstition Yet the land Of
fiction or superstition has been invaded
and one OF her iaucied objects brought
to light.
\ few days since gentleman Of this
county. near Eoswcl's depot, on Che
Richmond and Allegheny railroad.
missed COW. lie searched for her,
and when he found her she had given
birth 10 what should have been calf.
and vet with al! other formations Of
such, from the shoulder ont was 10 Joe
seen tie neck and head OF a woman
with all the symmetry thereof, ~ J.
furthermore, the lair on tins strange
head was parted or had gracefully
fallen back on each side as lad -
usually part theirs. The nose, eyes,
and other features Of its face were
clearly and beautifully developed, AS
tLat Of woman's. In word, from
the shoulder out was human in form
and the body that of beast The
creation was dead, but the truth Of this
statement can be verified by gentlemen
Of veracity. Why this freak OF IA
ture? ".
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21
No Inconsistency.

Ii is not inconsistent with his theO-
RIGS for the most advanced tariff-re-
former to demand tho entire abolition
OF the internal-revenue system. On
the contrary, he might well make that
demand as means of securing tariff
revision and lower customs-duties. 1t
is too late in the day to claim that high
duties necessarily produce more reve-
nue. than lower ones. The very
CRY Of the tariff-reformers for ga
tariff for revenue only coming as 1t
does from men who are opposed to a
protective tariff, is an admission, not to
soy an implied avement, that they do
not regard high protective tariff as
ga tariff for revenue only" If it
were, they would be compelled to sup
port such tariff. Clearly, therefore,
all such Democrats may conscientiously
and zealously call for the abolition of
all the hateful internal taxes.
So as to the advocates of ga tariff
for revenue with incidental protec-
ton" They can all conscientiousy
ioin in the demand for the repeal of all
laws providing for internal taxes. In
order to the framing of such tariff as
they advocate it would be necessary to
examine into the matter thoroughly
and learn what articles could bear, and
what could not bear, a high tariff.
The sole object being revenue,
all the protection being incidental
which Democrats Of this class consider
allowable, it follows that an entire revi-
sion of the tariff would naturally result
from the abolition OF oil internal taxes.
Possibly the customs duties would be
made higher than they now are upon
some articles in the effort to frame
ga tariff for revenue only" but none
the less is it true that the duties upor
many other articles would have to bt
reduced in order to make them yielt
the largest amount Of revenue.
The Culpeper Exponent has sound
views on the question under considera.
ton. 1t says;
Owe are in favor OF the total repeal
OF TIE intcrnal.revenue laws and re.
duction i'll the duties on imports. We
believe that reduction of duties Oh
nect ssaiies would increase the Govern.
ment revenues and relieve the poo,
people Of great and grievous burden
OF the same time. We don't belong tc
that class of Democrats who beliey,
that the abolition OF the internal-reye
nue. laws will prevent any alteration OIL
change in the present tariff. The du
tics can be lowered without diminish
ing receipts in the least"
The lesson We would teach is that il
is unjust for Mr.. WArTERsoS or any.
body else to charge the Virginia Demo
Gratis with being opposed TO revision o.
the tariff because they demand thai
all internal taxes be done away with
We trust that both classes Of Demo
crats in Virginia are too wise to permi,
the enemies Of their party make issues
for ii.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21
Sore Shoulder Cured.
$50 CARROLL STREET. !

'Oo NhhhOi1L oiHEEl,
BUFFALO, n. T., Dec. -, 1885.
l have been "a clerk in the Cont
mental Hotel, corner Exchange and
Michigan streets, for some years, and
first used Allcock's Porous Plasters
three years ago for sore shoulder. |
fell down stairs and got a terrible
wrench and briise. For several weeks
l suffered acute pain in the shoulder
joint, and, getting no relief. or only
temporary, from numerous liniments,
l PIT on an Allcock's Porous Plaster,
kept it on for two or three weeks, and
my shoulder was well. They also
cured me in six weeks OF q most obsti-
rate form OF dyspepsia
CHARLES A. STILES.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21

How TO SUCCEED. San Old Oh
server compliments the Virginia plat
form as follows in a letter to the New
York San:
"All it 1.-THE Democratic party has to
do is to emulate the example recently
set by the party in old Virginia adopt
platform which shall demand repeal
OF the internal rcvenue-taxes, the read
justment Of the tariff so as to encourage
the industries OF the country and pro-
mote its prosperity. This done, and
almost any ticket nominated by the
Democracy. even at late day, islikely
to win at tho next election, and on 0
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21

When the author of the bogus OrLEg
telegram is shown up public attention
will be diverted from the lately APP
pointed keeper of Reservoir Park. De
PRIEST had better give WREN a help
infr hand
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21

Indiana's treasury is depleted. 1t
may be suggested, as she was at one
time part of the ancientand illustrious
domain of the mother of Presidents,
that Virginia generously step forward
and endorse her bonds.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21
Cotton supply for the World

by telegraph 70 the DIspaIchI
NEW York, August 20.-The total
visible supply of cotton for the world
is 1,3l1 1865 bales, of which 6SS, 765 are
American, against l, 1888, 400 and 3d.
lG9 respectively last year; receipts
from all interior towns are 1850 ;
receipts from plantations, 1858 crop
in sight. G,377,903 bales.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21

The Portland Me- Argus says
"virginia's three Rs are RIDDLE
BERGER, Reputation, and Rowdyism. u
And Names three P's are Paltry Pro-
hibition Puritanism.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21
pea,h soot.yiyania citizen.

ISpecIhI IeIeLtain 70 mo DIsVaVIN.I
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, August Ill
Mr.. benjamin f. Graves, prominent
merchant and farmer, died Mt his resi-
dence, in Belmont. in this county, last
night. He was fifty-six years old.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21

last few days Professor Cunningham
mingled freely with the teachers, and
gave number OF lessons and lectures.
Jhe sentiment is q unit that this is the
place for future summer schools and
the same corps Of teachers cannot be
improved on. JoHs SMITH.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21

Alvin Clark, the famous telescope
maker of Cambridge, died at his home
Thursday. He was eighty-thrce years
Of age.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21

Ricbmond's acquaintance with the
"boodle- aldermen" epidemic is OF
comparatively late occurrence, but
there's no Inistaking the symptoms.
She's "eot 'em." -Lynchdary Pir-
ginian.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21
new deal in the general election Of
BRIEF COMMENT.

Steamships seem now about to con-
test the monopoly Of destruction lately
carried on by the iron horse OF the
rail
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21
Presidentia, Appoinsr,ent.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., August 2O.-The
President has appointed William NJ.
Nixon United States marshal for the
Eastern district OF Tennessee.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21
DICHMOND MOZART ASSOCiA
: JIOE

The regular weekly soiree will take piarc -
he Nozar, Academy OF Music 1O-NCHfpN
CMonday) EVENING ass O'Clock. Ad.nlsr. %
only by membership or inyifatou-csris, wl.cn
must 70 presented u: the door Members c4l
obtain nyi'atiOn-caEds On application o. g.. l.
>IEGEI, 8al Broad street; MANLY u. RAMOS 4
co.. oC3 Maia street: or WALTER j. &Csgs 8
Co.. 9i8 Nnin street. a. >S1s